Johnny Depp to Produce and Star in ‘Waiting for the Barbarians’ in Production Partnership with Andrea Iervolino

Johnny Depp has set his next project, forming a production deal with producer Andrea Iervolino to develop and produce digital content.

Their first project is “Waiting for the Barbarians,” in which Depp will star alongside Mark Rylance and Robert Pattinson. Depp will produce via his Infinitum Nihil banner, and Iervolino through his new blockchain platform TaTaTu.

Ciro Guerra (“Embrace of the Serpent”) directs the film scheduled to begin production later this month in Morocco.

Alongside TaTaTu, the movie is being produced by Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s AMBI Media Group, as well as Michael Fitzgerald and Olga Segura.

“Johnny has the ability to conceptualize material in a way that few can, and is unburdened of conventional industry formulas that dictate the projects that get made, traditionally,” Iervolino said in a statement. “As we make strides to embrace disruptiveness, Johnny will be a key collaborator with us and we are tremendously excited to back his visions and instincts on stories to bring to life.”

“In this era of democratized entertainment, I admire the imaginative ethos of Andrea and look forward to collaborating together in a liberating, progressive manner that will befit the principals of our respective entities,” Depp said in a statement.

TaTaTu launched just six months ago and has quickly begun acquiring content and creating original films and series, including the documentary “Freidkin Uncut” about filmmaker William Freidkin, as well as a Lamborghini biopic starring Antonio Banderas and Alec Baldwin, a documentary Jeremy Renner and the drama ‘The Sound of Freedom’ starring Jim Caviezel and Mira Sorvino.

Depp will next be seen in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” Depp is represented by CAA.

7 Stars Who Had to Remove Tattoos of Their Exes, From Johnny Depp to Pete Davidson (Photos)

Well, it looks like the romance of the summer has ended along with the season. TMZ reported that Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called off their engagement and split up. We were rooting for you guys! Among the assets they'll maybe have to divide are the tattoos they got in tribute to each other. Luckily, they don't have to keep them if they don't want to.

Johnny Depp

We all know about how he turned his "Winona Forever" tattoo into "Wino Forever" after his breakup from Winona Ryder, but Depp ended up having to do the same thing 20 years later, after his bitter divorce from Amber Heard. He turned the ink on his fingers that said "slim" -- his nickname for her -- into "scum." Later, he changed that to "scam." Classy. We're pretty sure the feeling's mutual.

Kaley Cuoco

When the "The Big Bang Theory" star married tennis player Ryan Sweeting, she tattooed their wedding date on her back. After their divorce, she covered it up with this elegant moth, which her tattoo artist shared with the world.

Melanie Griffith

In the early '90s, the "Working Girl" star got a tattoo of longtime hubby Antonio Banderas' name in a heart on her right arm. But after the couple split in 2015, but the name was erased.

No word on whether or not he'll end up covering over the tattoo he got for ex-fiancée Ariana Grande, but if he does, he has practice. A few years back, after he and writer-actress Cazzie David broke up, he covered up the tattoo he got for her with this sick black forest.

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Well, it looks like the romance of the summer has ended along with the season. TMZ reported that Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called off their engagement and split up. We were rooting for you guys! Among the assets they'll maybe have to divide are the tattoos they got in tribute to each other. Luckily, they don't have to keep them if they don't want to.